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New York, January 28, 2014--Several local and international journalists
have been attacked and detained in Egypt while covering deadly clashes between
police and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, according to news
reports. The clashes erupted on Saturday, the third anniversary of the uprising
in Egypt.

New York,
September 26, 2012--Iran's Press TV has reported that one of its correspondents,
Maya Naser, was killed today while reporting on twin explosions and ensuing
clashes in Damascus. The state-run station also said that its Damascus bureau chief, Hussein
Mortada, was wounded in the same sniper fire and attributed both shootings to
insurgents.

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New York, August 15, 2012--Unidentified armed men on Monday kidnapped
a correspondent for Al-Alam, an Iranian satellite broadcaster supportive of the
Syrian government, the latest incident in a series of abductions and attacks
against pro-government media in Syria, according to news reports.

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New York, May 16, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists
condemns Sunday's raid on the Cairo offices of Al-Alam, an Iranian
Arabic-language satellite broadcaster, which effectively shut down the
station's news gathering in Egypt. CPJ calls on authorities to immediately return
the station's confiscated equipment and allow staff members to resume their
work.

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New York, March 4, 2011--Today in Libya, authorities prevented foreign journalists invited to report in the country from covering the crackdown on protesters in the capital, according to news reports. In southern Iraq, anti-riot police attacked at least five local journalists covering protests in Basra, according to news reports.

New York, July 20, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Court to disclose details about the decision to establisha new press court and to explain the mechanisms under which it will operate.

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New York, February 3, 2010—The Committee to
Protect Journalists called for Saudi-run satellite operator Arabsat to return
to air the Iranian-owned Arabic-language satellite channel Al-Alam, which
stopped broadcasting January 27 without prior notice, according to international
news reports.

In a statement published on its
Web site, Al-Alam said that “Arabsat, in continuation of its censorship
policies and as a move to confront the news networks which reflect the
realities of the world, has today once again cut broadcasting of the Al-Alam
network.” Al-Alam was previously taken off the air by
both Arabsat and the Cairo-based satellite service provider Nilesat in
November. Both cited a contractual breach without elaborating further.